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Telefomin Cuscus

Mammals

The Telefomin cuscus is a critically endangered possum found on New Guinea. It is named after the Telefol ethnic group, who hunted the animal long before it was identified scientifically by the Australian zoologist Tim Flannery. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Phalanger matanim 3
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Phalanger, Taxa
Source Telefomin Cuscus (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Telefomin cuscus (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Quote, Introduction
The Telefomin cuscus (Phalanger matanim) is a critically endangered possum found on New Guinea. It is named after the Telefol ethnic group, who hunted the animal long before it was identified scientifically by the Australian zoologist Tim Flannery.
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3. Telefomin Cuscus (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q135157 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): critically endangered.
  • Child Taxon Of: Phalanger, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q1413190 (Phalanger)
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Mammalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 34
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 34
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Mammalia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Mammifères","language":"FR"},{"name":"Mammals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Mamíferos","language":"ES"},{"name":"哺乳纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Phalanger
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 778
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 778
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Mammalia","order":"Diprotodontia","family":"Phalangeridae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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